Why should I even bother to read Revelations? It’s not like I can do anything about it anyways. There are several reasons why it’s important to read the book of Revelation. Revelation is a prophecy about Jesus’ supremacy even in the face of the end times. It is a book…
In 1 Kings 21:7, is Jezebel a wife that belittles or mistreats her husband or is she a wife who encourages King Ahab, her husband? I don’t know if we can judge the tone of her voice or the tone of her comment here. Jezebel tends to be associated with…
What Bible verse said, “whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine…”? This saying is found as Jesus teaches about end times events, specifically the final judgment when he comes back to the earth to sit on his throne (Matthew 25:31-46). Some people talk about this as…
Why can’t the Holy Spirit if “He” is God speak of his own initiative? Why is it that “He” can only speak what “He” hears? In his gospel, John records Jesus talking about the Holy Spirit as he was preparing to leave the disciples, go to the cross, and then…
After Paul’s supernatural change from Saul to Paul, is it possible that his missionary life would have been the most Christlike besides the savior himself? I don’t know that it was a supernatural change that happened as far as Paul’s name change. His experience with the Lord on the road…
He who has an ear… What do you think that means from Revelations? This phrase appears eight times in Revelation (Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22; 13:9). In every instance except Revelation 13:9, it is followed by, “let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” This…
What food fell from the sky in the Bible? The food God provided for the Israelites in the wilderness for all 40 years of their wilderness wandering, well, even they didn’t know what to call it. The Bible calls it “manna.” But that is just a transliteration of the original…
What does judge mean in Matthew 7? In Matthew 7:1-6, as Jesus is beginning to wind down the Sermon on the Mount, he brings up the issue of judging others. This is an issue that needs further attention because even Christians have trouble understanding how this corresponds to other parts…
Who is the “we” in Hebrews 2:3? The “we” is the congregation of the preacher of Hebrews. He is speaking to the Christian saints in his church. By extension, he speaks to every Christian. The issue he brings up is one of the several warnings throughout the book of Hebrews…
Who is Revelation written to? Like every book in the Bible, Revelation was written to two audiences. The first audience was the seven churches of Asia Minor in the first century AD (Revelation 1:4-5). Revelation 2-3 goes into more depth for each of the churches. These were the churches that…